Describes the celebrated actor's violent upbringing at the hands of an alcoholic father, extramarital affair, early years as a recognized but struggling Shakespearean actor, relationship with Star Trek co-stars, and psychological therapy. Original.
The text proper of this book runs to 270 pages, of which probably 230 pages are about his Star Trek: The Next Generation and the related films. Note that I don't say about his role as Captain Jean Luc Picard in the show because that's incidental.